Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae
Full reference: V. M. Arbour, M. G. Lockley, E. Drysdale, R. Rule, and C. W. Helm. 2024. A new thyreophoran ichnotaxon from British Columbia, Canada confirms the presence of ankylosaurid dinosaurs in the mid Cretaceous of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 44(5):e2451319:1-14
Parent taxon: Ankylosauridae according to V. M. Arbour et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Ahshislepelta, Aletopelta, Ankylosaurinae, Bissektipelta, Cedarpelta, Chuanqilong, Datai, Dyoplosaurus giganteus, Gobisaurus, Huaxiazhoulong, Liaoningosaurus, Maleevus, Minmi, Palaeoscincus asper, Polacanthinae, Shamosaurinae, Shamosaurus, Stegopeltinae, Syrmosaurinae
Subtaxa: Ruopodosaurus clava
Type: Ruopodosaurus clava
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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